What does "once even after" mean?

[Volcano1985]

Hello

What does " once even after" mean?

Thanks

[Jamie (K)]

Without the entire context, it's impossible to understand what this means. I think you've got words from two different expressions put together there. Please give us the whole sentence.

[Volcano1985]

Major Summerfield was a victim of lighting three times, once even after he....

[Jamie (K)]

You didn't provide all the context. Please give the rest of the sentence. How can we understand what the expressions mean if you end it right before the important information starts?! :evil:

[Volcano1985]

Its a test question and after "he" there is blank

[Yankee]

[Volcano1985]

Major Summerfield was a victim of lighting three times, once even after he .........

here are the verbs

bury,cathc,die,fall,fight,fish,injure,paralyse,shatter,strike

[Yankee]

Hi Volcano

Presumably, you are supposed to make up an unbelievable story (or ending for the sentence) about how he got struck by lightning again despite the fact that he'd been struck before and should have learned how to prevent it -- OR despite the fact that he was buried up to his head in sand and even though his head was protected by a gigantic, paralyzed fish... or something like that.
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Give it a try. 8)
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[Volcano1985]

Major Summerfield was a victim of lighting three times, once even after he .........The first time was 1918.He ............. for the Canadian army in Flanders when he ............. by lightning and he ......... off his horse.However, he ............ (not,badly)

Major Summerfield was a keen fisherman and six years later,back in his home town of Vancouver, he ............... and he ...............(just) a huge salmon,when lightning ............ again.This time it was more serious and his legs ............

He eventually died in 1932.On the day of his funeral there was a terrible thunderstorm,and just as Major Summerfield ............., lightning hit the graveyard, and his tombstone ........... into hundreds of tiny pieces

Fill the gaps with a verb in the right correct narrative tense, active or passive

bury,cathc,die,fall,fight,fish,injure,paralyse,shatter,strike(x2)

[Lost_Soul]

Hi,
Well, here is my go at it:

Major Summerfield was a victim of lighting three times, once even after he died
The first time was 1918.He fought (or was fighting) for the Canadian army in Flanders
when he was struck by lightning and he fell off his horse.
However, he wasnt badly injured (not,badly)
Major Summerfield was a keen fisherman and six years later,back in his home town of Vancouver,
he was fishing and he had just caught a huge salmon,when lightning struck again.
This time it was more serious and his legs got paralized
He eventually died in 1932.On the day of his funeral there was a terrible thunderstorm,and
just as Major Summerfield was being buried, lightning hit the graveyard, and his
tombstone shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces

Maybe, our native speakers will kindly check it and correct where I'm wrong :)

[Volcano1985]

So what is the mean of " once even after" here ?

[Lost_Soul]

it means that once he was struck by lightning after he died. (quite an unfortunate man, isnt he?)
Please, read Amy's previous post more attentively - she explained it very well ;)

[Yankee]

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Amy

Thank you for your corrections :)

[Volcano1985]

Well, can we use it as "once after he even died" ?